Rock Me Tonight is the platinum selling 1985 debut album from American R&B/Soul singer Freddie Jackson. Released on April 28, 1985, the album yielded four top–10 singles on the U.S. R&B chart, with the first two, "You Are My Lady" and "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)", reaching number one. The latter two, "Love Is Just a Touch Away" and "He'll Never Love You", peaked at Nos. 9 and 8, respectively. The album contains a cover of the Billie Holiday classic "Good Morning Heartache". The success of Rock Me Tonight garnered Jackson a Grammy Award nomination in 1986 for Best New Artist, losing out to Sade. Rock Me Tonight went on to top the R&B Albums chart for 14 nonconsecutive weeks, and peaked inside the Top 10 on the Billboard 200.
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- Freddie Jackson – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Barry Eastmond – keyboards, synthesizers, Roland TR-808 drum programming
- Eric Rehl – synthesizers
- Paul Laurence – keyboards (5), Kurzweil synthesizer (5), Yamaha DX7 (4-5), Oberheim DMX drum programming (4-5), backing vocals (5)
- Robert Aries – keyboards (8), Kurzweil synthesizer (8), drum programming (8)
- Ira Siegel – acoustic guitar, guitar
- Fareed Abdul-Haqq – guitar
- Clarence Brice – guitar
- Mike "Dino" Campbell – guitar
- Thomas J. Flammia – guitar
- Wayne Brathwaite – bass
- Timmy Allen – bass (5)
- Bernard Davis – drums
- Richard Rodriguez – drums
- Joel Rosenblatt – drums
- Terry Silverlight – drums
- Buddy Williams – drums
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion
- Steve Kroon – percussion
- V. Jeffrey Smith – saxophone
- Stanley Turrentine – sax solo (5)
- Janice Dempsey – backing vocals
- Dolly Eastmond – backing vocals
- Danny Madden – backing vocals
- Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
- Melba Moore – backing vocals
- B.J. Nelson – backing vocals
- Lillo Thomas – backing vocals
- Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals
- Reggie King – backing vocals (5)
- Producers – Barry Eastmond (Tracks 1-4, 6 & 7); Paul Laurence (Track 5); Robert Aries (Track 8).
- Executive Producers – Beau Huggins and Varnell Johnson
- Production Coordination – Zack Vaz
- Engineers – Ron Banks (Tracks 1-4, 6 & 7); Carl Beatty and Steve Goldman (Track 5); Frank Heller, Peter Robbins and Bob Rose (Track 8).
- Second Engineer – Joe Marno (Track 5)
- Assistant Engineers – Dean Cochren, Larry DeCarmine, Cathy Goode, Frank Heller and Kurt Upper (Tracks 1-4, 6 & 7); Mike Nicolette (Track 8).
- Track 5 mixed by Steve Goldman at Right Track Recording (New York, NY).
- Track 8 mixed by Peter Robbins at Unique Recording Studios.
- Mastered by Jack Skinner at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) and Eddy Schreyer at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction – Roy Kohara
- Design – Roland Young
- Photography – Chris Callis
- Administrator – Anne Thomas
- Management – Hush Productions
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| Chart (1985)
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Position
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| US Billboard 200[5]
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74
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6]
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6
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Single
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Chart positions[7]
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100
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US
R&B
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| 1985
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"Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)"
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18
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1
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| "You Are My Lady"
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12
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1
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| "He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)"
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25
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8
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| 1986
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"Love Is Just A Touch Away"
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-
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9
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